The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22

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, for there is nobody about this Offic,
, who wants to expose his ignorance by
contributing to it. We believe thu
culumn has been interesting and val
liable to the farmers so far; it rests
with them whether it will continue to
be so.
II A class of nine will be graduated al
Liberty School at the close of the pres
lent year and the event will be duly
celebrated by elaborate Commence
ment Exercises which will be held in
the Presbyterian church of the neigh
bOrhood on Friday evening, April 20.
The diplomas of the graduates were
printed ut this Office and are very
handsome. We have also printed q
neat program to be used ON the same
occasion. Liberty is doing things in
style.
We are glad to see that nobody is go
ing Grassy on account of the sudden &C
tivity in lola real estate. In some in-
stances property owners have asked
unreasonable prices, but in most cases
the prices asked do not exceed the act
ual value of the property, and no trans
fers have yet been made at an exhorb-
liant figure. We say we have a
"boom," for short, but as matter of
fact we are simply enjoying a steady,
healthy, reliable growth.
The REGISTER would suggest to our
real estate agents that they get to-
gether and agree on some day, say the
middle of May or the first of June, on
which to have grand auction sale of
town lots. BY doing this :and by judic-
iOusly advertising 1t, there will be no
doubt that an immense number of peO-
pie could be brought here and large
amount of property sold. All that is
needed to keep our boom going is to
get strangers to come here and see for
themselves what our advantages are.
This can be done if the proper fforts:are
made. The real estate men are the
ones to do it.
One of the trades made this week
which gives promise of resulting in the
permanent advantage of the town, ia
the purchase of the Buchanan corner,
next to Northrup's Bank, by Mr.. J. II.
Young. 1t is Mr.. YOung's intention
to erect fine building on the premises,
4Ox12O feet, provided arrangements can
DO made whereby the A. .. u. w.
will Duild the second story. We have
talked with q number of the members
of the order, and they all express them
selves very strongly in favor of the
scheme. OF course nothing definite
can yet be announced, but the outlook
is very promising.
T. NJ. Powell, for many years resi-
dent of lola, died last Friday at the
home of his wife's parents at Chanute.
His death was not unexpected as he
has been sufferer from CONSUMPTION
for long time aud has been unable
for nearly year to attend to business.
He ieavesa wife and child aud large
number of friends to mourn his loss. |
The deceased was member of the |
Masonic and knights of Pythias or
ders, and his funeral, held Sunday |
afternoon at two o'clock was conduct |
ed under their auspices. A large num-
Der of representatives from the Lodges |
at this place intended being present |
but were prevented by the rain.
At the meeting of the City Council |
Monday night the question of organic |
ing aboard of trade was brought up
and the Mayor was appointed COM
s. Il. Ellis was appointed a committee |
of one to ascertain the cost of establish
ing and maintaing eight street lamps.
The appointment Of w. J. 1hrig as
street commissioner was confirmed, as
was also the appointment of w. p.
Northrup, clerk, A. J. Clark treasurer,
w. j. COnley, marshal, and VIM. Bur-
ton, superintendent of cemetery. A
of three was appointed to
ascertain the cost of truck for haul
ing the ladders and other fire appara.
tus.
One of the most energetic and en-
thusiastic school districts In the county
is that west of the river in which Lib
erty School is located, Last year they
built splendid school house. filled it
with the latest designs in furniture
and covered its walls with maps and |
pictures. And last week ArbOr Day,
they fenced the five acres composing |
the school grounds, plOughed it up and
planted it full of trees and rose bushes
and all sorts of shrubs. The day was
made a holiday and the whole neigh
borhood, $50 or 800 in all, gathered at
the school house with their trees and
their lunch baskets and spent the day |
as it ought to be spent. They planted
300 trees in all, and planted them so
they will grow. How proud we would
be if we could make a similar report |
from every school in the county! Lib
erty school has been in charge of r. s.
Russ for several years, and its high |
position is doubtless due in large meas
ure to his zeal and ability.
A gentleman who never talks unless
he has something to say and who IS
on the "inside" Of q good many things,
said to US one day this week, DO you
know what is at the bottom of this
boom?' We confessed our ignorance
Of any particular thing, and he added.
"Well I'll tell you. The Rock Island
Railroad Company are going to build a
road from Parsons to Topeka They
have given it out that they will build
an air line and will not turn three miles
to one side for any town. Now look
here" and taking rule he placed one
end of it at Parsons and the other at
Topeka. "You see that air line passes
straight through lola not quarter Of a
mile from the center of the square.
That road is bound to be built, and
that is why we BOOM" He gave us
his reasons for believing the road
would be built, and while we need not
repeat them here, suffice it to say that
they seemed one good. Time will tell.
If his DEMONSTRATIONS prove correct,
the future of lola will surpass even the
dreams of real estate agent.
NOTICE.
We have prepared for the summer by
putting in q large refrigerator which
will enable MS to keep but
ter, fresh vegetables etc., in the best